The CBC

I am going to go off on a tangent now. Please bear with me. As we rolled along the highways of NB, we listened to Matt Galloway on The Current, CBC Radio, interviewing geologist Jeff Bond and First Nations Elders on the discovery of the baby Mammoth - Nun Cho Ga- near Dawson City. I felt huge emotion during his conversation, as did the geologist. And Galloway kept asking Bond, where that emotion came from. I think for myself, it was the reminder that we are but a

blip on the canvas of existence and it seems like we could very well blow it. The responsibility and failure is Titanic. I am gratified that this little remnant of another time will remain with the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation, who will direct how it will be honoured and studied going forward. This brings me to the CBC, especially radio. What a treasure. And, in these divisive political times, in this time of being entertained to death, in this time of the demise of serious news, I fear for the future of CBC. We now have Pierre Poilievre ( who promises to dismantle the CBC) to contend with! The aforementioned feature on the Baby Mammoth, the Ideas podcast on George Orwell, Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel interviewing Renata Adler are World Class. I believe the survival of our democracy will be ensured with a strong national broadcaster. So that’s my rant. If you agree, sign the petitions, financially support Friends of the CBC, or express your enthusiasm with friends and strangers. Small endorsements make a difference if enough people join in. Amen.